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Brisbane Live at Work: Thursday March 21

State Transport Minister Scott Emerson has announced there will be no changes to bus routes in Brisbane as part of the South East Queensland Bus Review without full support of the Brisbane City Council.

Scott Emerson is one of the best performing Ministers in the Newman Government. For him to give the final decision making power to BCC shows he's willing to listen, work with stakeholders and compromise as necessary. 100% support him and the work he does.

Commenter

Phil

Location

Brisbane

Date and time

March 21, 2013, 4:14PM

Scott Emerson is the Transport Minister, not Graham Quirk. Why are we employing Mr Emerson.

Mr Emerson must resign.

Commenter

Resign Emerson Resign

Date and time

March 21, 2013, 4:27PM

Obviously Mr Dow doesn't live in the outer suburbs who were about to receive a "most retrograde step" in services and a return to use of a car.....

Commenter

cynic city

Date and time

March 21, 2013, 3:00PM

I live in the outer suburbs, and I applauded the proposed bus changes because I read through the proposals thoroughly and understood what they were trying, and largely would achieve.

SEQ residents would receive greater services where they were needed, while Translink would save money, possibly allowing for a reduction in fares. It was a win win all round, the only problem was that Translink's PR department were useless!

Commenter

The Realistic

Location

Logan

Date and time

March 21, 2013, 3:22PM

Bob Dow does live in the outer western suburbs.

Commenter

RAILBoT member

Date and time

March 21, 2013, 3:31PM

Not if you are living in an area that was to get less services, longer trips and longer walks to catch a bus to the city such as Forest Lake more so in certain areas of this very large suburb. For me it would mean back to the car for work simple as that. For my son difficulties in getting home at late at night and going to/from University.

Commenter

cynic city

Date and time

March 21, 2013, 4:05PM

BCC seriously needs to butt out of public transport planning! South East Queensland is bigger than Brisbane, and a full view of the region is required to get it right. BCC's vision does not go outside of it's boundaries.

What an absolute disaster...

Commenter

The Realistic

Location

Logan

Date and time

March 21, 2013, 2:58PM

Can't abide Kevin Rudd or Tony Abbott. Where is Malcolm Turnbull?

Commenter

ItsaWrap

Date and time

March 21, 2013, 2:54PM

If BCC are back in charge of the bus review, what does that mean for the buses outside the council? There were recommendations for the Gold and Sunshine coasts too...

Commenter

Will

Date and time

March 21, 2013, 2:53PM

I agree with Mr Dow.. The NIIMBY method is overriding the overall good design. Politics at it's worst.

Commenter

ItsaWrap

Date and time

March 21, 2013, 2:51PM

You can probably stop the blow-by-blow reports of Question Time and replace it with "The Opposition or KAP asked a question, the Premier claimed the allegations have been looked at/are being looked at so I can't comment or blamed the Federal government". I'll leave it up to you to mention that the Premier looked like a half-wit while giving his response. (Or does the poor man just not photograph well, like Ros Bates?)